Reply to "Why does our society and political leaders continue to fail protecting our Nation's children?"

Chris EngelMember

I share your frustration. Traumatologist Sandra Bloom made this statement which helps describe this problem, in part:

“We now know a great deal about the impact of trauma and despite this, training programs, degree programs, teacher preparation courses, etc., are still woefully deficient in conveying the research data to the people who need to know it,” said trauma expert Sandra Bloom, M.D. “Trauma training is not about the seemingly simple problem of giving people information. The real problem is that the material is challenging, threatening, and it may elicit resistance to change and denial within individuals and within entire systems. Any effort to [improve trauma services] will have to contend with this resistance if efforts are to be in any way successful,” said Bloom.” The Damaging Consequences of Violence and Trauma. (2004). National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors. http://bit.ly/JGS5QE

6/17/126:23 PM

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